Community people: Summer Duvall and Kara SherfferTHE COURIER / Submitted Speaking at the Russellville Downtown Rotary Club are Summer Duvall and Kara Sherffer of DECA from Russellville High School. They are working on a service project to provide a care bag for a child going into foster care. Each bag would contain items to help the child during their first night in their new foster home.

Arkansas Zombie Challenge benefits foster childrenCASA of the 5th Judicial District will host its fourth 5k obstacle course at 9 a.m. Saturday in Hector. The event will feature live music from Some Guy Named Robb and Mr. DJ, a kid's race and some motivation to run -- zombies. There will be obstacles throughout the course sponsored by Lee's Trash, CSI, C&C Wrecker, and more. Participants ages 14 and up can sign up online at www.arkansaszombiechallenge.com as either a zombie for $30 or as a run...

Candidate Q&A: Bill EatonEditor's note: The Courier reached out to the candidates vying for Russellville Alderman, Ward 2 Pos 1. The candidates were asked the same questions. Why are you seeking this position? For the past nine plus years, I have been involved as an alderman and as mayor in the positive things planned and currently occurring in Russellville. I want to move these present projects forward to completion: Aquatic Center, Convention Center, Weir Road area ...

Candidate Q&A: Mark TrippEditor's note: The Courier reached out to the candidates vying for Russellville Alderman, Ward 2 Pos 1. The candidates were asked the same questions. Why are you seeking this position? My desire is to use the passion I have for my hometown, personal experience, proven council leadership and involvement within the community to make a positive impact within our city. While serving on the Russellville City Council as your Ward 1, Position 1 Alder...

Community people: Charles BellTHE COURIER / Submitted Secretary Anne Townsend, of Makanda, Ill., and Chairman Charles Bell of Russellville sign the bylaws of AIM for Wilderness Stewardship at a meeting creating this new organization this past week at the U.S. Forest Service Eleven Point Ranger District in Doniphan, Mo.

ATU celebrates grant for food pantryArkansas Tech University hosted a reception last Wednesday at the Doc Bryan Student Services Center recognizing Tyson Foods, Inc., for a $67,760 grant that will allow Tech to fight hunger within its own population. The grant will assist in the creation of the Green and Gold Cupboard. The new pantry will provide access to meals for Arkansas Tech students, faculty members and staff members facing food insecurity, which is defined as lacking reli...

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Community people:THE COURIER / Submitted Aubrey Reed (left), Captain of Cyclone Dance, who was the emcee for the first annual Miss Cyclone Pageant held Sept. 24 at The Center for the Arts, is pictured with Emry Hunnicutt who was recognized at the pageant as Crowd Favorite and Overall Grand Supreme Miss Cyclone. The pageant was held as a fundraiser to benefit the Cyclone Dance Team who was invited to perform at halftime during the 2017 Sugar Bowl. All money rai...

Airman comes home to restFull military honors were performed at Bowden Cemetery by the Little Rock Air Force Base Honor Guard Friday afternoon for the funeral of Joshua C. Moore, formerly of Russellville, who died Oct. 2 in St. Louis. Joshua, the son of Tony and Becky Moore, joined the Arkansas Air National Guard in Feb. 2004 to serve our country. He was a highly decorated airman, having received the following medals and awards recognizing his military achievements: T...

Inaugural RussVegas Tailgate Classic a successChris Olsen was pleased with the turnout for the first annual RussVegas Tailgate Classic on Sept. 10. The event, which included a triathlon, saw an estimated 3,000 or 4,000 people, event organizer and volunteer Olsen said. "We had a couple hundred stay and watch the Arkansas game that night, and we had over 100 triathletes come to participate. We sold a little less than 400 kids bracelets for the kid's zone, so it was a good day from our persp...

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Community people:Rhonda HortonTHE COURIER / Submitted Russellville Lion Rhonda Horton introduced Tim Tanner, registered nurse and manager of the AR SAVES program at Saint Mary's Regional Medical Center. This program educates people on quick treatment after a suspected stroke and strives to get that person to the best place for the best treatment. Tim reminded Lions to remember FAST: FACE, is it drooping? ARMS, are they sluggish? SPEECH, is the person having trouble speakin...

Reprinted from a 1972 edition of the Democrat CourierReprinted from a 1972 edition of the Democrat Courier. In readers theatre -- Five Arkansas Tech students will present James Weldon Johnson's "Gods Trombone" at 6:30 p.m. Sunday in the First Baptist Church in Russellville. Readers are (from left) John Gordon of Troy N.Y.; Chris Jackson of England, Stanley Lewis of Fordyce, Regina Cotton of North Little Rock and Tommy Slater of Magnolia. Lewis and Etra Jackson of Tappahannock, Va. (not pictured)...

Two locals among 32 trooper recruitsLITTLE ROCK -- Thirty-two Arkansas State Police Trooper Recruits graduated Sept. 29 at the Arkansas State Capitol. The class members initially reported for training on May 8, 2016, and accumulated more than one-thousand hours of classroom and practical training over the past twenty-one weeks. Governor Asa Hutchinson was the keynote speaker addressing the graduates and assisted Colonel Bill Bryant, Director of the Arkansas State Police, in pres...

Diabetes Awareness Day Saturday, Oct. 8, 2016Russellville Mayor Randy Horton will declare Oct. 8 as JDRF Diabetes Awareness Day, and a local organization is doing what it can to fully inform citizens about diabetes, treatment methods and ways they can get involved to support finding a cure. The Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation has been dubbed "the world's largest fund raiser for diabetes research." Diabetes is classified as a metabolic disease, in which the body isn't able to produc...

Environmental quality testing approved near Center ValleyThe proposed construction of a crematorium on a plot of land neighboring Center Valley Elementary School has prompted school officials to begin environmental testing at the school. The crematorium, which will be located approximately 1,650 feet to the west of the school building, will be a part of the Center Valley Memorial Gardens cemetery development. Crews broke ground on the cemetery site in June. The development will be completed in s...

Community people: Wilson Short , Caroline HackerottTHE COURIER / Submitted Wilson Short of the ATU Emergency Management Department spoke to the Russellville Downtown Rotary club about drones, unmanned aerial vehicles and a new class he is teaching using practical uses of drones. Pictured with Short is Rotarian Caroline Hackerott.